I currently have one right now, (1 month in) and i dont feel any type of discomfort when turning the screw. First few weeks were kinda wack cause i couldnt talk without slurring my speech or eat without feeling uncomfortable because of food getting stuck. After that, I PROMISE it gets WAY BETTER. I often forget i even have it. Some tips and things ill share to people starting their RPE Journey: 1. EAT BIGGER BITES NOT SMALLER ONES. (it might sound counter productive, but smaller bites will just get more food stuck in your expander.) 2. START TO PRACTICE YOUR TALKING ASAP WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR A MIRROR. 3. Once you widen your expander, less food gets stuck. But it DOES NOT mean you widen your RPE as many times possible. Simply follow the dentist/orthos advice and you'll be good. 4. Get a pack of ibuprofen to counter the pain. (I personally dont feel any so i think im good lol, gl to everyone else tho)
@@Kelvin_1812 i just got mine what i do it swallow at lot when im just like sitting in class and stuff and once you do it a lot you will naturally find it comfortable again but what i do it push my tongue really tight at the top of my mouth and then swallow
I got really “lucky” and they caught my cross bite when I was about five, so I did not need this device, instead they used a more simple device where a wire fit the middle of my upper palate and I’d go to the dentist frequently where they’d “straighten” the wire little by little. Hurt like the dickens but it worked and I didn’t need a key for it.
So my friend just got one of these in, and she ask me to adjust it for her, not telling me the hole isn't shaped such that the tool can't spin around inside hole. So here I was, spinning this tool in a round hole ever so slowly, thinking I was adjusting it, but doing absolutely nothing, constantly asking if anything hurt. Then we found this video and we're both still laughing like idiots.
Its not as noticeable as you think, you wont get a MEGA big difference BUT what little change it does make to your face is always good. It always ends up making your face look great, even by just a bit. so dont worry too much about the face chane
It's a little harder on adults. Not discouraging it because it makes life much easier. Small children's top jaw hasn't grown together yet so it separates easier.
The short answer is no, at least not the kind of expander you see in this video. Adults require an expander that is screwed into the top of the palate, and at your age, you’d also need a surgeon to cut the palatal suture. An expander like in the video that is just connected to the teeth doesn’t work on people whose palatal suture has fused, which is around age 14 in girls and age 16 in boys.
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I currently have one right now, (1 month in) and i dont feel any type of discomfort when turning the screw.
First few weeks were kinda wack cause i couldnt talk without slurring my speech or eat without feeling uncomfortable because of food getting stuck. After that, I PROMISE it gets WAY BETTER. I often forget i even have it.
Some tips and things ill share to people starting their RPE Journey:
1. EAT BIGGER BITES NOT SMALLER ONES. (it might sound counter productive, but smaller bites will just get more food stuck in your expander.)
2. START TO PRACTICE YOUR TALKING ASAP WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR A MIRROR.
3. Once you widen your expander, less food gets stuck. But it DOES NOT mean you widen your RPE as many times possible. Simply follow the dentist/orthos advice and you'll be good.
4. Get a pack of ibuprofen to counter the pain. (I personally dont feel any so i think im good lol, gl to everyone else tho)
I don't know how to swallow properly, any tips?
@@Kelvin_1812 i just got mine what i do it swallow at lot when im just like sitting in class and stuff and once you do it a lot you will naturally find it comfortable again but what i do it push my tongue really tight at the top of my mouth and then swallow
I got really “lucky” and they caught my cross bite when I was about five, so I did not need this device, instead they used a more simple device where a wire fit the middle of my upper palate and I’d go to the dentist frequently where they’d “straighten” the wire little by little. Hurt like the dickens but it worked and I didn’t need a key for it.
So my friend just got one of these in, and she ask me to adjust it for her, not telling me the hole isn't shaped such that the tool can't spin around inside hole. So here I was, spinning this tool in a round hole ever so slowly, thinking I was adjusting it, but doing absolutely nothing, constantly asking if anything hurt. Then we found this video and we're both still laughing like idiots.
the worst pain i went through my whole entire life
Did it make you better looking
@@Lifeisbrutal.i still have it but i’ll update ya
@@cherrypandaswill you have braces after it? To close the gap?
@@starmiiee Yes!
@@cherrypandas thanks for your reply! How long do you have it for usually? A few month?
Can do tell me any dentist who practice/or deals in palate expander in india
Tum apn treatment kaha se karaye the
Yup,search for a neuromuscular dentist near me or simply airway dentist near me
This looks like it induces headaches
STOP IM ABOUT TO GET MINE ON THURSDAY 😭
scrubhd6530 I cried the first day. Ive gotten used to them but it's hard to chew 😭
stomachaches.
It does and also ear pain
@@btszyco1235 ear pain? i think thats just u
I got it today and i wanna get rid of it bro 😭😭😭 it hurts like a mf
did u get a lisp from it im hella scared
i wish i had it. i
@@haylee1928yeah. 😢
@@haylee1928I did I have it rn
@haylee1928 I just mine a couple days ago and I still have a lisp... i can't say my k's or c's right, but it's starting to get better lol
Does it change face and nose shape??
Nose no, but face a hundred percent ,
I will never look at my old pics 😀
I was sooo weird looking
It's been a year since i got them
But in normal case it takes like 8 months
@@Mewing-f5t u mean like ur face shape got better or? i just went to an orthodontist and they said i have to do this.
Its not as noticeable as you think, you wont get a MEGA big difference BUT what little change it does make to your face is always good. It always ends up making your face look great, even by just a bit. so dont worry too much about the face chane
@@aesthszn ofc for better
Your smile will get wider and prettier😭
Will it work in 18 year old?
@@whoamiwiwbut it expands palate in adults too I have seen it on Google?
@@whoamiwiw you're ignorant
Yes I am 18 years old
Installed it yesterday
@@anusree9058reply me if it break your suture
@@anusree9058what was the feeling since you've installed them??
Will this work if you are 50 years old?
Yes I saw a woman comment she’s in her 60s and started this
It can work in any age the older the slower tho
It's a little harder on adults. Not discouraging it because it makes life much easier. Small children's top jaw hasn't grown together yet so it separates easier.
I'm about to have one in about a week. I just turned 53. I'm terrified.
The short answer is no, at least not the kind of expander you see in this video. Adults require an expander that is screwed into the top of the palate, and at your age, you’d also need a surgeon to cut the palatal suture. An expander like in the video that is just connected to the teeth doesn’t work on people whose palatal suture has fused, which is around age 14 in girls and age 16 in boys.
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Terrible instructions. I had to go to another video to actually see and hear the dentist explain how to use the turn key.
This isn’t instructions
This video is just explaining what it is